God's arbiters :: Americans and the Philippines, 1898-1902 /

When the U.S. liberated the Philippines from Spanish rule in 1898, the exploit was hailed at home as a great moral victory, an instance of Uncle Sam freeing an oppressed country from colonial tyranny. The next move, however, was hotly contested: should the U.S. annex the archipelago? The disputants...

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1. Verfasser: Harris, Susan K., 1945-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Schriftenreihe:Imagining the Americas.
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Zusammenfassung:When the U.S. liberated the Philippines from Spanish rule in 1898, the exploit was hailed at home as a great moral victory, an instance of Uncle Sam freeing an oppressed country from colonial tyranny. The next move, however, was hotly contested: should the U.S. annex the archipelago? The disputants did agree on one point: that the United States was divinely appointed to bring democracy--and with it, white Protestant culture--to the rest of the world. They were, in the words of U.S. Senator Albert Beveridge, "God's arbiters," a civilizing force with a righteous role to play on the wor
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 257 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-247) and index.
ISBN:9780199781072
0199781079
9781283121279
1283121271
9786613121271
6613121274
9780190252823
0190252820
0199831629
9780199831623

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